Sandblaster - Deep clean

Safety 

 

 Wear a dust mask. (If you do not have your own, disposable masks are available in the maintenance room.) 

 Wear safety glasses. 

 

 Tools/Materials Required 

 

 Two 2-gal buckets (should be located near the machine) 

 Soft mallet. 

 11/32 socket 

 Phillips driver 

 

 Inspect Viewport Overlay 

 

 If the visibility of the viewport is poor, it is time to replace the plastic overlay 

 Remove the black plastic frame that holds the glass window

 

 Locknuts inside the cabinet are 11/32,, with Phillips head screws 

 Remove right side of plastic frame only 

 Loosen screws on left side of plastic frame, and slide glass out. 

 

 

 Remove spent overlay from glass, and clean glass thoroughly. 

 Clean glass with denatured alcohol before installing new overlay film (be sure film adhesive is completely adhered to glass all the way around. 

 Reinstall glass, plastic frame. and carefully tighten screws to avoid cracking glass. 

 

 Clean Siphon Tube 

 

 Remove the siphon tube via the two screws at the top. (Be careful and avoid dropping the screws.)  

 Inspect the siphon tube for holes and file a tool report if any are visible. 

 Blow compressed air through the siphon tube to dislodge any caked on abrasive and dirt.  

 Reinstall siphon tube. 

 

 Clean Media 

 

 Place a small bucket under the bottom gate of the cabinet.  

 Open the gate to drain out the media.  

 Tap the sides of the hopper with a soft mallet to get any remnants out. (We don't need the hopper completely clean.) 

 Pass the material through the sifter to remove and debris. 

 Discard debris. 

 Dump the sifted media back in the cabinet. 

 Add media to cabinet as needed to ensure it is above the siphon tube (about halfway up the funnel 

 

 Test Hopper Motor 

 

 Turn on the machine.  

 Verify hopper motor under the cabinet is active and vibrating. If it isn't running, file a tool report.